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Todd Applegate (United States)

Video publishing

The impact of mycotoxins (deoxynivalenol, fumonisin, and their combination) on performance in broiler chickens

Todd Applegate (University of Georgia) discussed the effect of mycotoxins on digestibility and the use of binders, among other subjects, during IPPE 2019 in Atlanta...

Denize tyska (Brazil)

Technical publication

Mycotoxins Risk as a Management Tool in Swine Industry

Aflatoxins (B1, B2, G1 and G2) cause a number of toxic effects in animals, with pigs being particularly sensitive. The clinical signs and severity of aflatoxicosis outbreaks may vary with the age of the animals; the younger ones are...

Dr. Ebrahim Talebi (Iran)

Technical publication

Effect of Aflatoxins on Poultry Production and Control Methods of Destructive Influence

Aflatoxins can be found in many foods, for example, grains, oilseeds, spices, maize, groundnuts(peanuts), pistachios, red pepper, black pepper, dried fruit, figs, are substances that have a high risk of aflatoxin. But this dangerous toxin has been...

Jae-Hyuk Yu (United States)

Technical publication

Occurrence, Toxicity, and Analysis of Major Mycotoxins in Food

Mycotoxins can accumulate in maturing corn, cereals, soybeans, sorghum, peanuts, and other food and feed crops in the field and in grain during transportation. Consumption of mycotoxin-contaminated food or feed can cause acute or chronic toxicity...

Orish Ebere Orisakwe (Nigeria)

Technical publication

Engaging One Health for Non-Communicable Diseases in Africa: Perspective for Mycotoxins

Mycotoxins exposure and one health (OH) The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) increasingly falls on the low- and middle-income countries and highlights the need for prevention of NCDs to be a part of development initiatives to reduce...

Ram Singh Bibyan (India)

Technical publication

Effect of chelated and inorganic trace minerals on aflatoxin synthesis in maize

The supplemental effect of copper (Cu), iron (Fe), selenium (Se) and zinc (Zn), each in organic (chelated) and inorganic form in maize was studied on in vitro synthesis of aflatoxin...

Joan W. Bennett (United States)

Technical publication

Are Some Fungal Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Mycotoxins?

This paper describes the pros and cons of categorizing toxigenic fungal VOCs as mycotoxins, uses genomic data to expand on the definition of mycotoxin, and summarizes some of...

Ram Singh Bibyan (India)

Technical publication

In Vitro Effect of Selenium on Fungal Biomass and Aflatoxin Production by Aspergillus Parasiticus

A study was conducted to evaluate the effect of selenium (Se) in organic and inorganic form on fungal growth and aflatoxin (AF) production in liquid medium and cracked maize. Basal media...

Prof. Dr. Halis Oguz (Turkey)

Technical publication

Detoxification of aflatoxin in poultry feed: An update

The studies have been performed mostly in broilers (85%) among poultry species; and mostly in humid countries and/or the countries which import feedstuffs from them. Experiments to reduce negative effects of AF in poultry feed have been mainly...